Natural Hazards Monitoring - 21 December 2021

Severe weather

Dominican Republic

On 20 December 2023, the Emergency Operation Center of Dominican Republic (COE per its acronym in Spanish), published information about the heavy rains in the country. A total of 7 provinces are in yellow alert due to the flooding. The heavy rains have affected water distribution services and 306,286 people are without potable water. The COE also informed that 15 homes were flooded in the municipality of Jima Abajo and 3 homes were destroyed in San Cristóbal. The report is available from: COE

Peru

On 20 December 2023, the National Institute of Civil Defense (INDECI per its acronym in Spanish) provided information on the Martha, Martita, Azul, and Magdalena rivers overflowed due to heavy rains, in the district of La Morada, province of Marañón, in the department of Huánuco. According to the information, 200 homes and 600 people were affected. The report is available from: INDECI